Opera

Discover the world's most renowned opera stars, including legendary singers, composers, and conductors. Explore biographies, achievements, and performances of celebrated opera personalities from history to the present day.

Nikandr Khanaev Nikandr Khanaev
Soviet opera singer (dramatic tenor), teacher
Antonio Scotti Antonio Scotti
Italy
Italian opera singer, baritone.
Tancredi Pasero Tancredi Pasero
Italy
Italian opera singer
Rolando Panerai Rolando Panerai
Italy
Italian opera singer, legendary baritone of the 20th century
Renato Bruson Renato Bruson
Italy
Italian operatic baritone
Roy Cornelius Smith Roy Cornelius Smith
USA
American opera tenor
Karl Erb Karl Erb
Germany
German singer, tenor
Marie Collier Marie Collier
Australia
Australian opera soprano
Christoph Genz Christoph Genz
Germany
German opera singer, tenor
Jonas Kaufmann Jonas Kaufmann
Germany
German opera singer, tenor
Adolphe Nourrit Adolphe Nourrit
France
French opera singer, tenor.
Gianfranco Cecchele Gianfranco Cecchele
Italy
Italian opera singer (tenor)
Zeinab Khanlarova Zeinab Khanlarova
Azerbaijan
Soviet, Azerbaijani lyric soprano singer, public figure
Fernando De Lucia Fernando De Lucia
Italy
Italian opera singer-tenor
Jerome Hines Jerome Hines
USA
American opera singer (bass)
Leonid Smetannikov Leonid Smetannikov
Russia
Singer
Nikolay Gassiev Nikolay Gassiev
Russia
Opera tenor singer, soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre.
Ruth Falcon Ruth Falcon
USA
American opera singer-soprano
Martina Arroyo Martina Arroyo
USA
Opera soprano singer
Gail Dubinbaum Gail Dubinbaum
USA
American opera singer, mezzo-soprano
Giuseppe Filianoti Giuseppe Filianoti
Italy
Italian lyric tenor
Luisa Tetrazzini Luisa Tetrazzini
Italy
Italian opera singer (coloratura soprano)
Kathleen Cassello Kathleen Cassello
USA
Opera singer of American origin
Gilbert Duprez Gilbert Duprez
France
French opera singer (tenor).
Viktoriya Yastrebova Viktoriya Yastrebova
Russia
Soprano opera singer, soloist of the Mariinsky Theater.
 Bulbul Bulbul
Azerbaijani opera tenor, People's Artist of the USSR
Renato Capecchi Renato Capecchi
Italy
Italian operatic baritone
Bruce Abel Bruce Abel
USA
American bass
Franz Michael Bohnen Franz Michael Bohnen
Germany
German opera singer, bass-baritone, and actor.
Emma Kirkby Emma Kirkby
Great Britain
British singer (soprano)
Siegfried Jerusalem Siegfried Jerusalem
Germany
German opera singer, heldentenor
Shirley Verrett Shirley Verrett
USA
American opera singer, mezzo-soprano
Rolando Villazon Rolando Villazon
Mexico
Mexican opera singer (tenor)
Rene Kollo Rene Kollo
Germany
German opera singer, tenor
Anna Kiknadze Anna Kiknadze
Georgia
Mezzo-soprano opera singer, soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre.
Alessandro Moreschi Alessandro Moreschi
Italy
Singer, castrato
Placido Domingo Placido Domingo
Spain
Famous Spanish opera singer (spinto-tenor)
Nathan Berg Nathan Berg
Canada
Canadian operatic bass-baritone
Theo Altmeyer Theo Altmeyer
Germany
German classical tenor.
Aureliano Pertile Aureliano Pertile
Italy
Italian lyric-dramatic tenor
Hilde Guden Hilde Guden
Austria
Austrian opera singer, soprano
Edouard De Reszke Edouard De Reszke
Poland
Polish singer, bass.
Martti Talvela Martti Talvela
Finland
Finnish opera bass
Andrea Gruber Andrea Gruber
USA
American singer, dramatic soprano
Jacques Bouhy Jacques Bouhy
Belgium
Belgian opera singer, baritone
Maria Maksakova Maria Maksakova
Soviet and Russian opera singer, lyric mezzo-soprano, teacher, publicist
Wilhelm Elsner Wilhelm Elsner
Czech
German opera singer, heldentenor
Heinrich Schlusnus Heinrich Schlusnus
Germany
German lyric baritone
Karina Gauvin Karina Gauvin
Canada
Canadian opera singer (soprano)
Mariya Barrientos Mariya Barrientos
Spain
One of the most famous sopranos of the first half of the 20th century

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